'Twas the night before Chanukah, boicheks and Maidels,
Not a sound could be heard, not even the dreidels.
The menorah was set by the chimney alight,
In the kitchen the Bubbie was choppin a bite.
Salami, pastrami, a glassele tay,
And soyereh pickles with bagels...oy veh.

Gesundt and geschmact the inderlach felt,
While dreaming of tagelach and Chanukah gelt.
The alarm clock was sitting, a klappen and ticken,
And Bubbie was carving a shtickele chicken.

A tumult arose like a thousand Beruches,
Santa had fallen and broken his toches.
I put on my slippers, ains, zvei, drei,
While Bubbie was enjoying her herring and rye.
I grabbed for my bathrobe and buttoned my gotkes,
And Bubbie was quickly devouring her latkes.

A little red yarmlke greeted my eyes.
When he got to the door and saw the menorah,
"Yiddishe kinder", he said,"Kenahorah.
"I thought I was in a strange hoise,
As long as I'm here I'll leave a few toys"

Come into the kitchen, I'll get you a dish, A gupel, a leffel, a shtikele fish.
With smacks of delight, he started his fressen,
Chopped liver, and knaidlach and kreplach gegessen.
Along with this meal he had a few schnapps,
When it came to fressing this guy was tops!
He asked for some knishes with pepper and salt,
But they were so hot he yelled "oy gevolt"

He buttoned his hosen and ran from the tish,
"your Kosherer meals are simply delish"
As he went through the door he said "see you all later"
I'll be back next Pesach in time for the seder.

More rapid than eagles his prancers they came,
As he whistled and shouted and called them by name.
Now Izzy, now Morris, now Louie and Sammy,
On Irving and Maxie and Hymie and Manny
He gave a geshray a he drove out of sight,
"A GOOD YONTIFF TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT"